Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant Full-Time

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.  The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes.  Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

To ensure proper monitoring of WFP’s Country Strategic Plan (CSP), the Country Office in Mozambique has invested in bolstering its monitoring & evaluation capacity. This has involved bringing an international Monitoring &  Evaluation officer on board, updating the Monitoring, Review, and Evaluation Plan of the Country Office, developing Minimum Monitoring Requirements for activity monitoring, updating all monitoring questionnaire and training enumerators on administering these questionnaires, enabling data collection by tablet, conducting PDM/Outcome monitoring surveys and developing a range of attractive information products for internal and external consumption.

As part of the investments in the M&E capacity, the Country Office is working on bringing dedicated M&E staff for each of its activities. This Term of Reference (ToR) is specifically for the M&E dedicated to activity 3 related to crisis response. Under supervision of the activity 3 M&E focal point, and in liaison with the CO M&E Officer, the incumbent will be responsible for the below duties.

1. Support with development of regular outcome surveys (base-lines and end-lines) in May and October for activity 3 programmes across Mozambique;
2. Support with analysis and reporting on collected outcome data for activity 3;
3. Review partnerships- and output data submissions in COMET for activity 3 and help ensure Sub-Offices input output monitoring data in COMET in a correct and timely manner;
4. Support Sub-Offices with monitoring compliance of partners in submitting distribution reports and follow up with partners as needed;
5. Help ensure Sub-Office compliance with Minimum Monitoring Requirements, in particular with respect to activity 3 process monitoring tools (distribution – and FFA monitoring). When possible, conduct spot-checks of monitoring activities of Sub-Offices during programme implementation;
6. Support with analysis of data of distribution monitoring and FFA monitoring data;
7. Provide a quarterly report based on process monitoring and output monitoring data related to implementation of activity 3;
8. Support with training of sub-office monitoring focal points, field monitors and enumerators on administering various monitoring questionnaires; and
9. Performing other relevant duties as required.

The main responsibility of the monitoring officer is to ensure compliance with corporate monitoring requirements and country office minimum monitoring requirements related to outcome-, output-, and process monitoring for activity 3. Moreover, ensure that process- and output monitoring activity 3 data gets reported on quarterly and outcome monitoring activity 3 data gets on reported biannually.

Purpose

• Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Understands WFP’s Strategic Objectives and the link to own work objectives.
• Be a force for positive change: Flexibly adapts individual contributions to accommodate changes in direction from supervisors and internal/external changes (such as evolving needs of beneficiaries, new requirements of partners).
•  Make the mission inspiring to our team: Recognizes and shares with team members the ways in which individual contributions relate to WFP’s mission.
•  Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Sets own goals in alignment with WFP’s overall operations, and is able to communicate this link to others.

People

• Look for ways to strengthen people’s skills: Assesses own strengths and weaknesses to increase self-awareness, and includes these in conversations on own developmental needs.
•  Create an inclusive culture: Participates in open dialogue, and values the diverse opinion of others, regardless of background, culture, experience, or country assignment.
•  Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Proactively seeks feedback and coaching to build confidence, and develop and improve individual skills.
•  Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Participates in accomplishing team activities and goals in the face of challenging circumstances.

Performance

• Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Shows willingness to explore and experiment with new ideas and approaches in own work.
•  Focus on getting results: Consistently delivers results within individual scope of work on time, on budget and without errors.
•  Make commitments and make good on commitments: Commits to upholding individual accountabilities and responsibilities in the face of ever-changing country or functional priorities.
•  Be Decisive: Makes rational decisions about individual activities when faced with uncertain circumstances, including in times of ambiguity regarding information or manager direction.

Partnership

• Connect and share across WFP units: Seeks to understand and adapt to internal or cross-unit teams’ priorities and preferred working styles.
•  Build strong external partnerships: Demonstrates ability to understand and appropriately respond to and/or escalate needs of external partners.
•  Be politically agile & adaptable: Portrays an informed and professional demeanor toward internal and external partners and stakeholders.
•  Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Provides operational support on analyses and assessments that quantifies and demonstrates WFP’s unique value as a partner.

Education:

University degree in Sociology/Social Development, (Development) Economics or Performance Management or other relevant field.

Experience:

• Has performed monitoring and assessments at different levels and locations in Mozambique;
• Enjoys 3-5 years previous experience in humanitarian or development operations;
• Has cultivated productive relationships with the private sector, local NGOs, government authorities and other (implementation) partners;
• Has research experience using a variety of analytical tools.

• Demonstrated integrity in accordance with UN standards values and ethics, to support the vision and mission of the United Nations and support the achievement of WFP’s strategic objectives;
• Teamwork – Strong interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working relations in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity;
• Planning and organizing – Ability to manage, organize, plan and execute tasks in setting priorities and work under pressure to meet frequent and tight deadlines;
• Communication – Strong skills in oral and written communication;
• Analysis – Demonstrates ability to analyze and consolidate quantitative and qualitative information from different sources to inform transfer modality selection and programme development;
• WFP Programme knowledge – Ability to interpret basic data in the context of WFP specialized fields to contribute to technical programme design, implementation and monitoring.

Duration of assignment: 6 Months renewable contract

• Net monthly salary range: USD 1,305-00 to 2,029-00 (Salary is determined by qualifications, skills, experience & current earnings);
• Benefit: Medical Insurance.